May 16, 2008

Early morning listeners on the Morning Rush were treated with the wierd stuff on ebay. It all started because there's a man who is selling his wife on ebay because she was a lyin', cheatin' fool. There's even an entire category called "wierd stuff" on ebay. Check it out!

Our highlight of the morning is a toss up today. Was it talking to Ryan (actor B. J. Novak) from The Office or was it eating the delicious pastries from the Greek Food Festival? Hmmmm. Let me take another bite of this baklava, and I'll decide. Check out Ryan's interview as a podcast and check out all things yummy at the Greek Food Festival.

May 15, 2008

The Little Rock Film Festival kicks off tonight, and the Morning Rush has so much civic pride that we spent nearly two hours talking about movies shot in and around Arkansas. We started the topic around 7:15 and it's 8:50 right now and the phones are still ringing. Movies like Sling Blade and Biloxi Blues, of course, made the list, but very obscure movies also were called in.
Rosalie Goes Shopping, Stone Cold, End of the Line, The Bootleggers, White Lightning, and Daddy & Them made the list. We couldn't get to all the calls!

Check out the Little Rock Film Festival tonight and this weekend. War Eagle, Arkansas has top billing, and Jeff says it's a great movie.

May 14, 2008

Crockpot Wednesday kicked off our Wednesday with a 6:15am recipe.

Slow Cooker Chicken With Biscuits
INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 to 2 pounds boneless chicken breast halves, cut in large chunks
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken or cream of chicken and mushroom soup, undiluted
1 jar (12 ounces) chicken gravy
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
Dash black pepper
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
6 frozen biscuits or refrigerator biscuits

PREPARATION: In a slow cooker, layer the chunks of uncooked chicken breasts with chopped onion and celery. Combine the soup and gravy with poultry seasoning, thyme, and pepper; pour over the chicken. Cover and cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours.Add the thawed mixed vegetables, turn the slow cooker to HIGH, and continue cooking for 20 to 30 minutes, until vegetables are tender.

Meanwhile, bake the biscuits as directed on the package. Split a biscuit and spoon some of the chicken and vegetables over the bottom biscuit. Put the top half of the biscuit on the chicken and gravy. Serves six.

Just one more week of American Idol; tonight they'll be down to the final two. We are hoping for a Syesha/David Cook contest, but we figure it'll be David vs. David.

Then we announced the news that Channel 7's own Anne Pressley got the part of Ann Coulter in the film Oliver Stone is filming in Shreveport, LA.  You heard it here first last week when Anne P. not C.) called in to tell us that she was approached to read for the part.  Way to go, Anne!

May 13, 2008

Dancing with the Y Stars...It's coming to the Arkansas Governor's Mansion next Monday night, and the Morning Rush and B98 are all about it! Dancing with the Y Stars is a benefit for the YMCA of Metropolitan Little Rock, and if you want tickets call the Y at 501-758-3170. Many of the dancers were on the air with us this morning, and the competition is fierce!

Gas prices are the hot topic this morning. Have you seen them? Up to $3.74 a gallon in these parts. Can you believe that? Go to Arkansas Gas Prices for the best prices in your area.


Tony Romo from the Dallas Cowboys won't be on American Idol anytime soon. Check this out.

May 12, 2008

Jeff just had to ruin our Monday with the news about Gary Thurek. He's the guy who's ruined our online life. He was the first person to send out spam back in 1978!!! Can you believe that? How many of us even had e mail in 1978. A survey among the three of us...Jeff got e mail in 1995, Kevin and Lisa both in 1997. But come on, 1978???

Senior Editor Frances Largemen Roth from Health magazine was on to talk to us about the "8 Most Toxic Places in your Home." Check out our website for the full interview, but you can go always go the Health magazine website's for more information in printed form.

Talk turned to stage parents when we started talking about David Archuletta's father who is on the outs with some of the American Idol folks after meddling into son David's bizness. Pageants, singing competitions, youth sports...they all bring out the nutty in parents. Lots of calls and e mails about the ugly side of competition. We even asked the stage parents to call in themselves. We didn't get any takers.

Inside the Morning Rush

Daniel Harris, a local student at UCA, spent the morning with us in March of 2008 videotaping and chronicling what we do here on the Morning Rush at b98. Check it out here.

May 9, 2008

Our first segment was on something Lisa just loves: fragrances! We had Jan Moran on the show; she's a fragrance expert. She has helped to develop many fragrances and has advice on how to pick the best fragrance for you. Check out her website at http://www.scentsa.com/. Her interview will be posted as a podcast later today.

Brag on Mom Day here at the B! We received so many great text messages, phone calls and e mails all bragging about mom. The one that got our attention was this e mail that was sent...

Things My Mother Taught Me:
1. My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION..."Just wait until your father gets home."
2. My Mother taught me about RECEIVING...."You are going to get it when we get home!"
3. My Mother taught me to MEET A CHALLENGE..."What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you...Don't talk back to me!"
4. My Mother taught me LOGIC..."If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
5. My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE..."If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."
6. My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD..."If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job."
7. My Mother taught me ESP..."Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you're cold?"
8. My Mother taught me HUMOR..."When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
9. My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT..."If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
10. My Mother taught me about SEX...."How do you think you got here?"
11. My Mother taught me about GENETICS..."You're just like your father."
12. My Mother taught me about my ROOTS..."Do you think you were born in a barn?"
13. My Mother taught me about WISDOM OF AGE..."When you get to be my age, you will understand."
14. And my all time favorite... JUSTICE..."One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out justlike you. Then you'll see what it's like."